Gophers coach Jerry Kill says MarQueis Gray will likely start against Nebraska when the Gophers open the second half of their season a week from Saturday. Gray is trying to recover from a foot injury that he suffered during Minnesota's game on Sept. 24.

Spring Lake Park police arrested a woman for animal cruelty after they say she threw three-week-old puppies at her boyfriend. Police say she threw the dogs out of a vehicle onto a parking lot pavement. They were uninjured. Police arrested the boyfriend, too, for allegedly breaking the woman's nose.

The Gophers are getting set to host their third game this season at TCF Bank Stadium this Saturday against Nebraska. Ticket prices to see the Cornhuskers' debut game at the "Bank" are $70. That's double the price of a ticket to the first two home games.

Fresh off his best receiving game of the season, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he wants remain involved in the passing game. Peterson caught five passes for 76-yards against Carolina, and he believes he'll continue to catch passes.

A change in the Gophers baseball schedule. Coach John Anderson says the team will play one more game at Siebert Field on May 1. The idea is to give the ballpark one last hurrah before its replaced with a new stadium on campus.